"The chapters in this book came out of a two day workshop held at Carleton University on Sexual Violence and Conflict in Africa in May 2010." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Through war to peace : sexual violence and adolescent girls / Donna Sharkey -- Seeing sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict societies : the limits of visibility / Doris Buss -- The political economy of war : what women need to know / Meredeth Turshen -- Sexual violence patterns, causes, and possible solutions : an interview with Kudakwshe Chitsike, Research and Advocacy Unit, Zimbabwe and Jessica Nkuuhe, independent consultant, Uganda / Doris Buss -- Sexual violence patterns, causes, and possible solutions : an interview with Julienne Lusenge, Solidarité Féminine pour la Paix Intégrale (SOFEPADI), Democratic Republic of Congo -- Gendered insecurity and the enduring impacts of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in northern Uganda / Rebecca Tiessen and Lahoma Thomas -- Through war to peace : sexual violence and adolescent girls / Donna Sharkey -- Security sector reform in Africa : a lost opportunity to deconstruct militarised masculinities? / Yaliwe Clarke -- Considering gender relations and culture in the psychosocial adaptation of individuals and communities affected by sexualised violence in African conflicts / Sophie C. Yohani -- Sexual violence, female agencies, and sexual consent : complexities of sexual violence in the 1994 Rwandan genocide / Jennie E. Burnet -- The representation of rape by the special court for Sierra Leone / Valerie Oosterveld -- Justice and reparations for Rwanda's enfants mauvais souvenirs / Sandra Le Courtois -- On transitional justice entrepreneurs and the production of victims / Tshepo Madlingozi -- A gendered reading of security and security reform in post conflict societies / Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Naomi Cahn and Dina Haynes -- Security sector reform in Africa : a lost opportunity to deconstruct militarised masculinities? / Yaliwe Clarke -- International assistance to combat sexual violence in the Congo : placing Congolese women at the heart of the process! / Denis Tougas. Development and its discontents : ending violence against women in post-conflict Liberia / Pamela Scully -- International assistance to combat sexual violence in the Congo : placing Congolese women at the heart of the process! / Denis Tougas.
Summary:
"This book brings together a unique blend of researchers, civil society and community activists all working on different aspects of conflict sexual violence on the African continent. The contributions included here offer a detailed reading of the social and political climate within which some patterns of sexual violence unfold, and the increased policy and institutional responses shaping post-conflict environments. The chapters are organized around three main themes: the continuities between conflict sexual violence and post-conflict insecurity; the troubling category of "victim" and its representation in post-conflict settings; and the international contexts - such as international programming, aid and justice interventions - that shape how conflict sexual violence is addressed. The authors come to the topic from various academic disciplines - anthropology, gender studies, law, and psychology - and from different non-academic contexts, including civil society organizations in affected regions, and policy and activist organizations in the Global North. Collectively the chapters in this volume offer complex and detailed analysis of some of the debates and dynamics shaping contemporary understandings of conflict sexual violence, highlighting, in turn, new insights and emerging topics on which further research and advocacy is needed." -- Publisher's description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.